58% of Jobs Created in 2014 Pay Over $24 an Hour, and More

7/3/2014 3:08PM

What's News: More than half the jobs created in 2014 so far pay more than $24.45 an hour. Samsung announces it will stop making plasma televisions. Americans are shelling out big bucks for July 4 holiday celebrations. Tanya Rivero reports. Photo: Getty Images

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... the cast of jobs added so far this year pay higher than the average weight of well everyone I'm tiny Rivera oh and this is what's news some fifty eight percent of new jobs created in two thousand fourteen pay more than twenty four dollars and forty five cents an hour that's the average hourly wage ... this comes as businesses hire more white collar workers construction is on the mend Healthcare keeps going strong ... and even the beleaguered financial industry is finally on the upswing ... the U S is adding jobs at the fastest pace since the end of the Great Recession with two hundred and eighty eight thousand new jobs created in June ... and those job gains pushed the Dow above seventeen thousand for the first time ... and then that there was one Samsung announces it will stop making plasma TV is exciting low demand and leaving only one company in the world still making last month ... LG Electronics and who knows how long that will last LG notes plasma TV is now only account for the single digit percentage of the company's TV revenue ... plasma screens were initially touted as the next generation and TV technology ... but ultimately LCD became more widely adopted in consumer electronics show this to live for many Americans are shelling out extra cash and municipal celebrations for the VIP treatment ... paying anywhere from twenty five to fifteen hundred dollars for perks like creamy and viewing spots to take in the fireworks preferred parking and food and drinks ... but many July fourth purists are shaking their heads saying ... the holiday should be about families and communities coming together to celebrate ... our country's egalitarian spirit ... and that's what's news I'm tiny Rivera oh for more on these stories and more of your days news that it doubly SJ dot com or doubly SJ lie ...